Smokey Robinson Quotes - Page 2

Before you ask some girl for her hand now, keep your freedom for as long as you can now. My Mama told me, you better shop around.

There are very few courses around Detroit I haven't played

I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots

We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives.

If I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story.

Though you treat me badly, I love you madly.

You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.

Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.

So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God.

There's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than, the tears of a clown when noones around.

I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God

My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home

As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.

If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because I want to write a song, I want to write a song that the world can sing and will always sing.

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. ....And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves. ... Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential. When you write a song, a song has longevity. ... So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it-only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God. Songwriting is my gift from God.

Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots

Everybody has their own soul.

Without you hearing a melody or music or anything like that, it would say something to you. So, that's what a song is to me. Now, you have a lot of songs that come out, and the beat carries them over there, because of the beat, and because of some other factors and so on and so forth. But I want mine to be a song, if you read it, it's going to mean something to you.

Hickory dickory dock, I just want to be your clock. Just set me for a lifetime, and I'll wake you up every morning.

That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice.

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is my gift from God.

The music business has made a 360. It's a whole 'nother game. It's not nearly what it was. And I fear for it, because, you know, with the advent of the computer and online and downloading and all these things, they have destroyed - that stuff has destroyed the record business, not the music business, but the record business. The music business is well, and it's alive and thriving. Now, I hope something happens to turn it back around to the point whereas it's - you're earning a living from writing your songs, from your work, you know, because it's not like that anymore.

It kills me to see people think that, show business is sex, drugs and rock and roll. And I have what you call a meet and greet. I do it before the show. But when I was doing it after the show especially, there would be people who would come back and said, OK, Smoke, where's the party?

People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist.

Ron White was not one of the very first original members of the Motown staff, but eventually he was.